Crisis Planning Information

Our faculty and staff work diligently to keep your child safe during the school day. We are very aware that you entrust your child to us, and we take that trust seriously.

In the event of an unforeseen emergency at a school, each school has in place crisis management procedures outlined in a Crisis Response Reference Guide. The Crisis Response Reference Guide was developed with the cooperation of local, state and federal agencies.Our faculty and staff have reviewed these procedures and have been trained in their implementation. These guidelines were developed in an effort to protect the safety and wellbeing of the students, staff, visitors, and the members of the community. The guidelines suggest step-by-step items to follow and are only guidelines to serve in managing a crisis. Real life decisions for reacting to an emergency must be guided ultimately by the sound judgment and discretion of involved staff.

The Guide includes general crisis procedures for securing the building, classroom evacuation, building evacuation, campus evacuation, and sheltering. It also outlines how all individuals in the school community (administrators, teachers, parents, students, bus drivers, and support staff) can be prepared to react to various types of crises and to spot the behavioral and emotional signs that indicate a child is troubled.

In addition to the Guide, each school and the District Office have Crisis Response Teams that are mobilized in the event of an emergency to assist in providing information to the students, staff, families and community. Fire and lockdown drills are practiced regularly at each site to ensure that routines and safety procedures are well established and familiar to all. Parents/guardians can expect effective and efficient information communicated in a timely manner regarding school-related situations that may occur on campus.

In the event of a school or District emergency, parents may be notified in one or more of the following ways:

• Direct telephone call from the District, or activation of building phone chains;
• Messages posted on the District's website;
• Messages on the District's Informa-Phone, 610.359.4280
• Special parent advisory letters sent home from school

Crisis Response Reference Guide Overview